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GLEANINGS 



FROM THE 



GOLDEN STATE 



ELVIRA H. HOLLOVVAY 



AUTHOR. 



GLEANINGS 



FROM THE 



Golden State 



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'• A Oue>^n beside the Western Sea 
Awaits a glorious destiny " 



ELVIRA HASKINS HOLLOWAY 



Author and Pubinhe 



PRESS OF 

h. s. crocker cumfanv 
San Francisco 



(, JL/^ 21 1893 

77-. 



Copyright, by E H. Holloway, 
1893. 



RESPECTFULUV DEDICATED 



Tib® Fi©ifi@t!fs ©f €mllf@fm^ 

AND 

OF THE GOLDEN WEST," 



BV THE AUTHOR. 



[■ reface, 



"tX the pages of this book, as the title indicates, are glimpses 
of the beautiful State of California ; glimpses of her sub- 
lime and picturesque scenery ; of her majestic mountains, her 
noble forests, her might\- cataracts, and natural wonders of the 
Yosemite Valley ; her beautiful lakes that gem the moun- 
tains, her mines of virgin gold, her grand and beautiful rivers, 
her magnificent harbors, her wide-stretching fertile valleys, 
her fruitful viiie\ards and her orange groves : her vast 
domain of everything lovely in Nature, where all the lints of 
the most beautiful skies that have ever been are seen ; the 
emeralds of all the seas, glorified with the silver light of 
celestial stars ; the glowing purples of all the hills, the 
exquisite radiance of Orient dawns, the magnificent splendors 
of golden sunsets, and the ten thousand rainbow glories of the 
beautiful flowers, strewn with a prodigal hand over this broad 
Empire of the " Golden West ! " 

Elvira H. Hollowav. 



I hanks. 



To the Overland Monthly, the Oakland Home 
Insuranck Co., and others who generously 
assisted the writer with illustrations for this 
volume, I desire in this public niatuier to 
express my earnest thanks and grateful 
appreciation. 

Also sincere and grateful thanks to Miss 
Baker for the figurati\-e, artistic design of 
the frontispiece. 

Very sincerely, 

E. H. H. 



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QUEEN OF THE PACIFIC 



'"diueep of tl~|e pacific. 



A Queen beside the Western Sea 
Awaits a glorious destiny: 

Her sandals flecked with glistening spray, 
From white-caps tossing on the hay. 

Her face uplifted, like a star, 
Gleaming above the heights afar ; 

She guards the commerce of the .sea. 
And waits her glories yet to be ! 

Upon her brow a crown of gold 
That sunset rays with glory rolled ; 

Her purple garments trailing o'er 
The silver sands along the shore; 

Her vesture broidered o'er with flowers 
From nature's lovely fragrant bowers, 

She thus in proud array doth wait, 
Enthroned within the Golden Gate. 

From coffers rich at her command, 
Bestows her wealth with gracious hand; 

Where e'er distress is hovering nigh. 
Her golden eagles quickl)' fly ! 

While nations far and near, I ween, 
Paj^ tribute to Pacific's Queen. 



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ornici. 



Amid the beauty of the sunsets beside the Western sea, 

There is a land of glorious promise, — fair California! 

Where, with majestic grandeur mountains lift their summits high, 

Unto the azure realms of a peerless, sunlit sky; 

And purple walled they stand amid the sunset's golden glow, 

Looking down on grand old forests and the ocean far below. 

Looking down on wave-like hills, sleeping amid the dreamy calm 

Of the beauteous summer time, and on the stately palm. 

With green fronds rustling in the breeze wafted from o'er the sea. 

With balmy breath of odors sweet, from far off India ; — 

While Flora smiles with wealth of bloom, with grace and beauty rare. 

Crowning the hills and sunny vales with garlands fresh and fair. 

Her silken tresses rivaling the sunbeam's molten glow. 
Wreathed o'er with amaranths that bloom near mountains veiled 

with snow; 
With lilies of the valley twined with roses fair and sweet, 
And purple heather blooms from Diablo' s vine-clad feet; 
Her trailing emerald robe with meadow daisies starred; — 
She walks in sunshine o'er the hills, her banner crimson barred. 

Looking down on fertile valleys, over fields of waving grain. 
On golden-fruited orange groves that skirt her vast domain, 
On orchards with their scented bloom, and on the thriftj' vines 
That bear rich promise of the yield of sparkling ruby wines. 
On crystal streams that flow o'er gleaming golden sand. 
On singing rills and fountains that rejoice the grateful land. 




SANTA BARBARA, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 




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LICK OBSERVATORV ON MOUNT HAMILTON. 




' Proud Science on Mount Haniilton has made her lofty home, 
Searching for unknown worlds of light through heaven's jeweled dome." 



Where Pomona walks with pride at the harvest's golden prime, 
Bestowing gracious gifts from this semi-tropic clime : 
With purple clusters of the vine, and orange blossoms fair, 
With olives green, entwined in her burnished nut-brown hair; 
Her silken banner waving through fields of tasseled corn, 
Festooned with garlands flamed with the orient beams of morn. 

Among the rocky battlements are gold and silver mines. 

Where the pioneer has wrought and dreamed beneath the swaying 

pines. 
Broad rivers from the canons flowing down to meet the sea, 
Bear ships and barges laden with the fruits of industry. 
Within these haunts' Pan trills his pipe amid the insects' hum. 
Where the pheasant wakes all living things, at daybreak with her 

drum. 

The "Sierras" guard in serried ranks the eastern gates of day. 
While Mount Diablo guards the west, three hundred miles away ! 
Proud Science on Mount Hamilton has made her lofty home, 
Searching for unknown worlds of light, through heaven's jeweled 

dome. 
Mount Tamalpais watchful stands beside the Golden Gate, 
And grand old vShasta, throned and crowned, gnaids all the vast 

estate ! 




MoUM iHA6TA. 



' Grand old Shasta, throned and crowned. 
Guards all the vast estate ! " 



OLint (t)hasta Afft-'''' '^ ^torn^. 



The storm has passed, and swift clouds roll Vjy 
With graceful pennons through the wind-swept sky, 
Drifting fair and clear in billowy white. 
As the sun shines forth with mellow light. 

Like a gallant ship that outrides the storm, 
Shasta towers serene with majestic form, 
Her massive, snow-crowned, rock-heaved, shining crest 
Rising high above the ocean's billowy breast. 

Thus grandly sculptured on a colossal throne, 
Her summit tow'rs above the forest's verdant zone, 
With majesty sublime to the bending skies, — 
While far below the vale of summer lies. 



•Adnnission of (California 

TO THE ONION. SEPTEMBER 9, 1850. 

Rejoice ye sisters of the Stately band, 

Who meet in council at Columbia's knee, 

There cometh one, with wealth of golden land 
Washed by the billows of the sunset sea. 

In gala dress she comes, with hair of gold 
That veils her with its shining tresses o'er, 

Down to her jeweled feet of peerle.ss mold. 
With sandals wrought as Incas were of yore. 

She comes with gracious manners free from guile, 
Like Sheba's queen, across her fertile plains! 

With loyal heart and beaming, genial smile. 
Proffers rich gifts of ripened fruits and grains. 

With jeweled fingers proffers her red wine 
That all may drink to labor and success. 

Drink to the brotherhood of all mankind ! 

To love that wins them, and to deeds that bless. 



(jKolden I'oppies. 

(The Eschscholtzia.) 

Gay, satin blooms of lustrous sheen 
Garland the hills and meadows green; 
And dainty bits of color fling, 
As in the breeze they nod and swing, 
Above the greensward to and fro. 
While fleeting shadows come and go. 

Wild birds and bees and butterflies 
Sing o'er them low, sweet lullabies, 
Sipping the raindrops and the dew 
From out their cups of golden hue 
Lifted upon the mountain side, 
And o'er the green fields stretching wide. 

The floral emblem of the State 
That borders on the Golden Gate: 
Unfolding in the gleaming rays 
Of sunshine, crowning all the days 
Of summer's mellow atmosphere, 
A bright-hued, golden pioneer. 



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osemite V'^Tllt?y 



A beautiful valley, a wonderful land. 

That Nature has fashioned with masterful hand ! 

With sheer massive cliffs forming hish granite walls. 

With towering domes and magnificent falls ! 

With booming cascades that in swift torrents leap 

Over high battlements, down the rocky steep. 

Dashing and swirling, tossing glistening spray 

Of feathery foam. Lovely fountains at play, 

Liike the plumes of white clouds becalmed in the sky. 

When zephyrs float softly on noiseless wings by. 

There are beautiful rocks with turrets and spires. 

That are bronzed with the sunset's smoldering fires! 

And the river Merced with calm beauty fliows 

Through green groves and meadows, where shadows repose 

In the waters that mirror along the shore. 

With picturesque beauty green boughs arching o'er. 

There the robin's clear notes of sweet minstrelsy 

Are oft heard from each sylvan bower and tree. 

From the odorous pines on the woodland hills, 

And in fair, shady nooks by the laughing rills. 

Joined in mystic union the Three Brothers stand. 

In a vast mountain building that Nature planned ; 

And the faithful Guardsmen, with majestic form. 

Keep their silent watches through sunshine and storm, — 

Through the long summer's heat and the winter's snow. 

As the changing seasons ever come and go. 

And the circling years pass with a tireless pace; 

The lengthening shadows at eventide trace; 

The diurnal passing of Time in his flight. 

With the radiant sunsets, on w-ings of light 

The Great Architect with nniiiificence planned 
This beautiful temple, majestic and grand! 
And glorious anthems that quicken the soul, 
Through broad, winding aisles with sublime music roll 
To the high arching dome among lofty towers, 
And through leafy cloisters fragrant with flowers, — 
Where the beauteous wealth of the passion vine 
Around glowing altars their sweet blossoms twine, — 
While the faint heard chime of the distant cascade 
Tinkles gently afar through the sylvan glade. 




MrRROR LAKE. 



JVlirror \_s^^\{e 



Nature's beauUful mirror! When evening draws near, 

lu thy waters her radiant glories appear; 

On thy calm, peerless bosom fair Luna reclines. 

And the bright, starry bridge of the "milky way" shines 

With silvery ra^-s from the archway of heaven, 

And a glimpse of two worlds is in duplicate given. 

The calm "Breath Divine" o'er thy still waters flowing. 
Is borne on the zephyrs the soft winds are blowing ; 
And the crystal wavelets of thy glistening rings 
Are the moving circles made by viewless wings. 
When the spirits of Silence and Peace hover there, 
In the hush of the noontime of night in the air. 

As the silvery stars at the dawn's early gleam, 
From a clear, stainless sky o'er thy blest waters beam, 
The rock-ribbed summits of lofty mountains are seen 
Inverted below with the green woods between, 
Where soft zephyrs woo plumy boughs arching o'er 
With picturesque beauty, thy bordering shore. 

As the morning light dawns, a magnificent scene 

Is exquisiteh' penciled in thy crystal sheen ! 

And the great golden ball flushing orient heights. 

Shoots his ambushed arrows gilt with burnished lights. 

On the high fronting cliffs, while glowing tints and shades 

Are reflected through gorges and deep everglades. 

A beautiful halo, ineffably bright. 
Transfigures thy heav'n-painted canvas with light ! 
And the verdure-framed picture beheld with rapt gaze, 
Is aflame with the splendor of dawn's glowing rays — 
An exquisite painting that Nature has wrought. 
Resplendent with beauty the sunlight has caught. 



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With lofty grandeur Tamalpais 
Is looking down from high estate, 
Over the broad Pacific's strand 
And harbor of the Golden Gate. 

Upon a firni-lniilt, rocky throne, 
With triple crowns this monarch stands 
A sturdy bulwark b}- the sea, 
Guarding the realm of fertile lands. 

Holding the ocean winds at bay 
That lash with fury all the main ! 
Lifting its Ijeetling front to heaven 
That storms may never reach the plain. 

There, looking down from cloud-wreathed skies 
When winds are blowing wild and free. 
Fair vales in tranquil beauty lie 
Nestled within the sheltering lee. 

When waves roll high, with .surging boom 
Bold breakers climb its rugged breast. 
And round its base the tides make moan 
While balmy vales 'neath sunshine rest. 

No monarch guards a lovelier realm 
'Neath brighter skies beyond the sea. 
Nor zephyrs whisper sweeter tones 
To flowers that gem the verdant lea. 

From winding paths on heights sublime 
The broad horizon meets the view, 
A panorama vast and grand 
Beneath God's canopy of blue. 



There through inunensily of space 
A vision greets the wondering gaze. 
That thrills the soul with reverent awe, 
And moves the heart with fervent praise. 

Three centuries of lime have passed 
Since the e.^plorers landed here — 
CabriUo, and Sir Francis Drake 
The first to find the harbors near. 

The first white men who trod the sands 
Of California's wave-washed shore! 
Who dreamed not of her wealth of lands, 
Or treasures vast of golden ore. 

And looking backward o'er the years, 
To me, the wondrous changes .seem 
As strange as those by fancies wrought. 
In Bellamy's romantic dream. 

For lo, the commerce of the world 
Finds entrance through the Golden Gate ! 
And Freedom's star-eyed priestess guards 
The helm that guides the "Ship of Slate.' 

F'ar in the west the sunset skies 
Gleam o'er the ocean's wide expanse, 
And crimson waves of sea and sky 
Do meet and mingle with the glance. 

In Nature's drama, Tamalpais 
.•Vets well a generous, noble part. 
Teaching that i;iea/nt'ss is endowed 
With gracious kindliness of heart. 



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Three hundred circling years have passed 
Since first a Saxon crossed the sea, 

And anchored safely at Point Reyes, 
Within the harbor's sheltered lea. 

A hero from Great Britain's Isle, — 
A valiant man of noble birth. 

Who in the good ship Golden Hind 
"Did plow a furrow round the earth." 

Sir Francis Drake, who trod the sands 
Of California's wave-washed shore ; 

Who knew not of the fertile lands. 
Or bounteous wealth of golden ore. 

Who sailed away and knew not of 
The harbor of the Golden Gate; 

Nor dreamed he of the future fame, 
Or wealth, or grandeur of the State. 



[j-one (cypress ' 1 "ree. 

(Near Monterey.) 

On a rock in the ocean the lone cypress stands, 
Like the mountain that rises amid arid sands ; 
Like the fountain that flows with clear, singing rill, 
From the bare rock that gleams on the crest of the hill ; 
Like the stream that burst forth in the desolate wild, 
Where sad Hagar roamed with her innocent child. 

Like the love that survives neglect's blighting power. 

Like the friendship that lives through misfortune's dark hour 

Like the hopes that are born of the waves of despair, 

That green cypress tree is a harbinger fair ! 

Like an anchor it rests on the rock in the .sea, 

While the winds breathe around it their wild symphony. 



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t..i^ TWIN PEAKS 



' And glowing clouds Uie * Twin Peaks ' kiss 
When falls tlie curtain of the night." 



TWT\v,n Peab"of .Mt. FOolores. 

(San Francisco.) 

The mountain, with its verdant peaks, 
Stands sentr\' near the ocean shore : 

Guarding the vale where roses creep 
With clustering vines the lattice o'er. 

The feathery palm with beauty grows 
Among the roses sweet and fair. 

And lovely calla lilies bloom. 

With fragrance in the balmy air. 

By fresh'ning breeze from o'er the sea 
The plumy palms are gently fanned. 

When white-capped waves, with wanton glee, 
Toss foam-wreathed spray along the strand. 

At sunset's hour, bright golden rays 
Illumine vale and mountain height ; 

And glowing clouds the "Twin Peaks" kiss, 
When falls the curtain of the night. 

The w^atching stars are peeping through 
With twinkling smiles, that seem to say, 
" We saw the blushing clouds that passed 
Kiss verdant hills, then float awav." 



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The sunbeam followed the moonbeam 
Through meadow, vale and glen, 

luto the darkling forest. 

Far from the haunts of men. 

The pale and trembling moonbeam 
Stole into the dense green shade, 

And through dim aisles and cloisters 
With wavering glances strayed. 

The sunbeam softly followed 

Into a vine-wreathed bower, 
Where the moonbeam's (luivering glances 

hell in a sih'er shower. 

The sunbeam caught the glances, 
And clasped in a warm embrace 

The lo\'ely trembling nionnbeam. 
As she hid her shy, ]>ale face. 



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sion l-joiores. 



A quaint adobe structure, built 

With an arched door of ancient style ; 

Tiled roof, and windows small and high — 
A rude, but reminiscent pile. 

High in the storied arches rang 

With vesper chimes, the "Mission bells;" 
And of the years, a century 

Of silver tones, the record tells ! 

A marble tablet bears the name 
Of one who near the ocean sleeps, 

The founder of this ancient church. 

O'er which the green-leaved ivj' creeps. 

Now silence reigns within the walls, 
Where voices chanted music sweet : 

But Mount Dolores guards alway 
This antique temple at her feet. 




GOLDEN GATE PARK. 



'There in profusiou lovely flowers 
With fragrance scent the ambient air ' 



Giolden Incite r L 



Where sand dunes piled beside the sea, 
Drifted by winds and ebbing tide, 

A lovely park now meets the view. 
That is the city's boast and pride. 

There in profusion lovely flowers 

With fragrance scent the ambient air, 

And rare exotics breathe perfume 

In bowers wreathed with garlands fair. 

O'er feathery ferns and plumy palms, 
Bright fountains in the sunshine play ; 

And mosses cling round tropic vines. 
Beneath the iris tinted spray. 

And sculptured statues grace the scene. 
Wrought by the artist's skillful hand 

In memory of our honored dead — 
Brave heroes of this chosen land. 

One is the likeness of a bard, 

Francis Scott Key, the poet's name ; 

Our starry banner was the theme 
That won for him immortal fame. 

Another bears the honored name 

Of one who was our country's pride ; 

From duty's path he never swerved — 
The Nation wept when Garfield died. 




_irr Hnu-ifi and ^lal kjcks. 



" We stood on llic liLi;;hls in Uic Kloaming, 
(iazing out o'er the restless sea." 



Recoil Yy(^\'es. 



We stood on the heights in the gloaming, 

Gazing out o'er the restless sea ; 
Oh, what are the wild waves sa\ing?" 

A laughing voice whispered to nie. 

My dear, if you listen attentive, 

You can hear what the ocean waves say. 

As they break on the shore with low nutrmur, 
Or dance lightly in sportive play." 

The fair, glowing face was a picture. 

As she watched, with eyes opened wide. 

The white-capped waves that were dancing 
In the arms of the ocean tide. 

I can hear what the waves are .saying, 
As they bound o'er the waters free ; 

They bear from the mystic islands 
A sweet message of hope to me." 







MOUNT DIABLO. 







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The cool, salt air blew o'er their faces, 

As hand in hand they stood on the height 

Before them the throbbing waste of waters, 
And snnset sky of crimson light. 

A white .sail gleams in the far horizon, 
Where flaming sky and ocean meet ; 

Along the shore white waves are breaking 
Against the rocks Ijeneath their feet. 

The crimson waves of sunset glor^- 

Are fading over .sea and land ; 
The last bright rays the waves are kissing, 

The waves return and kiss the strand. 

Is it a dream that I remember, 

Those two, alone, in the waning light ^ 

The ocean waves and sunset splendor. 
Or gleaming sails of the ship in sight? 



crossing the Qay of %Q]} prancisco. 

(November ii, iSgo ) 

Small boats are gliding o'er the bay, 
And ships are sailing out to sea ; 

One with broad sails, like drifted snow, 
Is bound for far-off India. 

The wavelets dance with rii)pling glee 
To meet the sun's bright glancing ra3% 

And sea gulls whirl and circling skim 
The gleaming surface of the ba)'. 

The coast range in the distance lies, 

With outline of celestial blue ; 
And Fort Point, with its arsenal 

Of mounted guns, recedes from view. 

And out beyond the Oakland pier, 

The vernal hills among, 
Are tall church spires that heavenward point. 

Where golden clouds are hung. 




OAKLAND HOME INSURANCE CO. BUILDING. 




VIEW OF OAKLAND. 



0akland. 



From Oakland's vernal, wave-like hills, 
Comes the breath of summer flowers ; 

Where sunbeams with the shadows plaj-, 
Through the fleeting, golden hours. 

The dreamy hills are sloping down, 

To meet the green fields stretching wide. 

Through glades of oak, round curving roads, 
Wind crystal streams with silver tide. 

The coast range girdles field and plain 

Outlined along the far confines ; 
Upon their rugged, craggy slopes, 

Soft breezes woo the dusky pines. 

The sun drops down, a golden crown, 

Upon the waters of the bay ; 
Then slowl}- sinks in crimson skies. 

As twilight dons her mantle gray. 

The cool, salt breeze from o'er the sea. 
Wafts echoes from the signal gun ; 

Now swallows to their nestlings fly. 
And dailv tasks of toil are done. 




" Nestled among Ihe dreamy hills 
The quiet waters slurab'rouslie.' 



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Nestled among the dreamy bills 

The quiet waters slumb'rous lie, 
With sunbeams flashing o'er the brim, 

From out the sapphire-tinted sky. 

The vernal hills, from grassy slopes. 

Reach down to where the wavelets leap 

To meet the light winds as they pass, 

And through the rustling hedge rows creep. 

White sail boats, with broad canvas spread. 

Over the gleaming surface skim 
Like white plumed birds, with graceful sweep, 

Circling around the silver rim. 

The wanton breeze ripples the leaves 
Of stately oaks, that skirt the shore ; 

And wild birds to their nestlings sing. 
High in the branches leaning o'er. 




SUNSET AT LAKE TAHOE. 



" And b\irnished rays witli splt-ndor crown 
Lake Tahoe as the sun goes dowu. 



Sunset at [j-ake lahoe. 



With twinkling light the vesper star 

Shone in the horizon, afar ; 

And glowing rays of mellow light 

Were streaming o'er the mountain height. 



The burnished arrows, darting through 
The lofty pines of emerald hue. 
Illumine dusky aisles that glow, 
Mirrored within the lake below. 



.A.nd. as fair evening nearer came. 
She threw her amber robe of flame 
O'er all she passed, till shore and height 
Were radiant with the crimson light. 



Now golden arrows flash and gleam, 
And o'er the crystal waters seem 
To shine with a resplendent crown 
Of brightness, as the sun goes down. 



Across the west, with gleaming hand 
She stretched a flaming purple band ; 
And all the glittering sand stained o'er 
With rainbow hues along the shore. 



Ere shadows make the twilight dim, 
Close to the water's azure rim 
There leaps a line of smoldering fire. 
That gleams like a cathedral spire. 



The bordering hills and mountains glow 
With brilliant hues, that flash below ; 
Their shaggy slopes, from tow'riug height, 
Transfigured with the golden light. 



Methinks I hear the vesper's chime. 
And see the altar's votive shrine ; 
Then twilight kneels devoutly there, 
And night ascends day's golden stair. 



She flings her mantle, gemmed with stars. 
Across the sunset's crimson bars ; 
And burnished rays with splendor crown 
Lake Tahoe as the sun goes down. 



pa Hen L't'cif' Li-ake. 



A lovely emerald lake, that nature's fairest mood 
With sylvan beauty framed, by mountain, rock and wood ; 
Where happy song birds chant their joyous, tuneful lay, 
And softly calls the wood dove in the twilight gray. 
When gentle zephyrs fan the mountain's rugged brow. 
And whisper through the pine tree's verdant, rhythmic bough. 



Li-otta 5 pountain. 

(Market St.. San Francisco.) 

The ancient storj- runs that once a man 
Who found a spring within a desert bare. 
Scooped out a well, and walled it in with care. 

And then, in furtherance of his kindly plan, 
A ladle wrought, and hung it on the brink. 
That from this well the thirsty traveler might drink. 

Thus, in our time, a woman's thoughtful brain 
Conceived a kindh', generous deed, to bless 
The passer-by, who with the throng might press 

Along the dusty street, intent to drain 
The cup at Lotta's fountain, flowing free 
To all who thirst within its boundary-. 

And oft beneath the noontide's glaring ray 
The passing stranger pauses there, to scan 
The handiwork of this most gracious plan 

To cheer the toiler on his weary waj' ; 

Meanwhile ascends a grateful blessing there 

For Lotta's generous gift on the city's thoroughfare. 




THE HIGH SIERRAS, WITH GILMOUR LAKE IN THE FOREGROUND. 



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The vast Sierras, like an armed band, 

In long ranks guard a lovely, fertile land ; 

Their snow-crowned peaks, like watch towers gleam afar 

On purple heights, where glows the sunset star ! 

In burnished uniform at break of day. 

When morning sunbeams roll the mist away, 

And flaming banners wave athwart the sky 

With pageantrj' of crimson floating by ; 

Heaven's glorious signals of the dawn of light, 

Gleaming afar o'er vale and mountai): height I 

And oft at eve sublimer scenes unfold. 
When skies are flamed with amethyst and gold ! 
Mountains and forests o'er the wide expanse, 
With brilliant hues do meet the eager glance ; 
Ice polished glaciers glow with crimson light. 
And burnished battlements greet the dazzled sight : 
While lofty summits, with minarets of snow, 
Are radiant with the lovely alpen-glow ; 
An exquisite halo of the heav'nlj- dyes, 
Born of the splendor of the sunset skies. 




UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. 



DEDrCATED TO 

THe .N^itive f^ons and 10auL]hteri 

OF" "THE goi_de:ivj NA/EST". 

Ill days of yore, the Ini.lian roamed 

With savage iustinct, fierce and wild, 

Through dense, vast, sunless forests, where. 

Amid the tangled, steep defile 

Of mountain pass, the grizzly bear 

Was hunted in his secret lair. 

Now, from the mountains to the sea, 
The sturdy pioneer has made 
A garden of this wilderness ; 
Admitting to the gloomy shade 
And fertile soil the sun's caress, 
Robing the earth with loveliness. 

The mellow sun and balmy air 
Ripens the fruits o'er hill and plain ; 
Flaming with ruddy glow the vines, 
Tinging wilh gold the waving grain ; 
While in the depth of secret mines 
With wealth of ore, the nugget shines. 

With lightning chained to progress' car. 
Across the prairies heralds fly ; 
The iron horse plows through the dome 
Of tunneled mountains, grand and high ; 
And with swift speed the coursers roam. 
While reapers gather harvests home. 

With grateful pride and fealty. 
The native sons and daughters wear. 
As an emblem of the "Golden West," 
A nugget, which the grizzly bear 
Hugs close to his broad, shaggy breast 
As California's proud cresl ! 




FOftTv-NlNER PROSPECTING. 



'I 'he ['ioneers of (^alif( 



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From o'er the seas, brave argonauts and bold 

Sailed through the burnished highway of the State, 

In search of treasures deep in mines of gold, 
With varied plans, and hearts with hope elate. 

And others "crossed the plains," o'er arid sands. 

To reach the Eldorado of the West ! 
Encountered savage foes in hostile bands, 

And braved the mountain pass and rocky crest. 

In deep ravines, and leaping, singing rills, 
The river's bed, and on the winding shore. 

The miner wrought and tunneled through the hills, 
Then freely gave from out his golden store. 

The farmer tilled the soil with frugal hand, 

Where late had roamed the bison and the deer ; 

And reaped as he had sown — a harvest grand 
His faithful toil rewarding, year by year. 

Now Ceres guards, through autumn's mellow prime, 
The hills and valleys of this fruitful land ; 

From bounteous stores of corn, and oil, and wine. 
Pours out full measure with unstinted hand. 

And from the mountains to the sundown sea, 
Minerva's temples rise with lofty dome ; 

Her halls of science, art and learning free. 
To all who seek in this fair land a home. 

A heritage of grand and noble deeds 
Wrought by the bold, intrepid pioneer, 

Who wisely planned and built for future need.s — 
The argonauts whose memory we revere. 



DESCRIPTIVE NOTES. 

Yosemite. — The Yosemite Valley is a cleft or gorge in the granite peak of the Sierra Nevada, 
situated in Mariposa County, California, 150 miles nearly due east from San Francisco. 

The name Yosemite signifies " full-gro%vn grizzl3' bear." The floor of the Valley, from Mirror 
Lake to El Capitan. ranging from half a mile to a mile in width, is level and charmingly wooded, with 
stretches of meadow lands, and knolls of oak and maple. Through the center of this park, with many 
an eddying curve, runs the Merced River, a clean, pebble-banked stream, where cloud shadows from 
off the high domes love to linger. 

The Valley is seven miles long and a mile in height. Cloud's Rest is 10,000 feet in height ; the 
North Dome, 7.56S feet ; El Capitan, 7,300 feet ; Cathedral Rocks, 6,660 feet ; Three Brothers, 7,830 
feet ; Yosemite Falls, 2,700 feet ; Bridal Veil Fall, 900 feet ; Vernal Fall, 475 feet. 

Tamalpais. — Looking northward from Telegraph Hill across the bay of San Francisco, Mt. 
Tamalpais is seen standing with bold front outlined again.st the blue sky, a majestic bulwark by the 
sea, rising 2,700 feet distinct and clear above the water. Its profile, which forms the sleeping beauty 
Elaine, extends along the entire coast of Marin County. This mountain sheltered the explorers 
Cabrillo and Sir Francis Drake, the first white men to approach the Golden Gate. Drake was the 
first Saxon to visit the shores of California. June 17, 1579, he sought shelter at Point Reyes Harbor, 
where he tarried thirty-six days, repairing and refitting his ship the Golden Hind, in which he sailed 
round the earth. Cabrillo landed in the same harbor in the year 1542. 

Lake Tahoe. — Tahoe is the grandest of all the Sierra Lakes, lying partly in California and 
partly in Nevada. It is twenty-five miles in length, and in some places is from twelve to fifteen miles 
in width. It has a depth of 1,700 feet, an altitude of 6,220 feet, and is surrounded by mountains, which 
tower above the lake from 2,000 to nearly 5,o<JO feet. The water is clear as crystal. There is grandeur 
and enchantment at all times in the scenery which environs the lake. The summer sunsets upon 
Tahoe are remarkable for their great beauty and wealth of coloring, that no artist can paint. 

Mirror Lake is a beautiful sheet of water, clear as crystal, at the foot of North Dome in the 
Yosemite Valley, It is the most beautiful lake in the world, and the environments are picturesque 
and sublime. 

Mission Dolores. — This Chapel was dedicated November 9, 1776, by Father Junipero Serra, 
amid the firing of guns. While the Chapel was being built, a bell was brought from Mexico that had 
been cast in Mendoza, Spain, of gold and silver, in the year 11Q2. 

The morning of November 9, just a few months after the Independence bell rang out its glad 
tidings of liberty, this bell rang out in clear, resonant silver tones, rejoicing the hearts of the soldiers, 
who recalled the scenes of old Spain and Mexico. 

In 1S02, two silver bells that were molded in 1797 were suspended, one on the right, and the other 
on the left of the smaller bell already placed on the day of the dedication. The interior of the Chapel 
is simple but interesting. The altar is modern. The statues aie of adobe, but the gilding and painting 
are modern. 

Sierra Nevada Mountains. — According to the State Geological Survey, there is an area of 
about 200 square miles in this section that has an elevation of about S.ooo feet, with over 100 peaks 
that rise above 10,000 feet, a score reaching 12,500 feet, and .several over 14,000 feet. On the western 
slope of the High Sierra region, nature seems to have clustered the greatest of her California scenic 
wonders — scenery both gtand and varied, solitary and magnificent, including the Yosemite and the 
Sequoia. Scattered along from Tehachapi to Tahoe are ice-carved canons, glaciers, time-eroded crags, 
frost-riven pinnacles, spires of granite and cliffs of basalt, beds of lava, sounding waterfalls and silent 
lakes, grand pine palisades, and beetling cliffs. There are beautiful streams in almost every square 
mile of its area, culminating in the mighty rivers of the San Joaquin and the Sacramento. 

Lake Tahoe is the bright particular gem of the Sierra 

Mount Shasta. — Shasta is the crowning glory of the north, and from all sides is overpowering in 
its grandeur. Half its slopes are of evergreen and half of snow, and is the grand, towering landmark 
of the Sierras in the north, and has no rival within a radius of fifty miles. It is 14,440 feet in height. 



Tile Sierras guard, in serried ranks, the Eastern gates of day, 
Wiiile Mount Diablo guards tile West, tliree liundred miles away! 
Proud Science on Mount Hamilton has made her lofty home, 
Searching fur inikndvvn worlds of ligiit through heaven's jeweled dome. 
Mount Tamalpais watchful stands beside the Golden Gate, 
And grand old Shasta, throned and crowned, guards all the vast estate. 

E. H. H. 



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